MA & PA, INC. v. KELLY

No. 83-174.

342 N.W.2d 500 (1984)

MA & PA, INC., an Iowa Corporation, Appellee, v. Robert J. KELLY, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Murray Smith, Des Moines, for appellant.

David D. Dixon of Heslinga & Heslinga, Oskaloosa, for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, McCORMICK, and WOLLE, JJ.


UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal involves a covenant in an employment contract prohibiting competition after termination of the employment. The action is in equity and we review de novo. Baker v. Starkey, 259 Iowa 480, 144 N.W.2d 889 (1966).

From the evidence we find the facts as follows. Russell Buchanan has had about twenty-three years experience in the petroleum business. Approximately ten years ago he established...

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